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Clemson, LSU, Ohio State, Alabama atop first playoff rankings

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Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Alabama are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the season. Notre Dame was fifth and Baylor was sixth. Clemson, LSU and Ohio State are among 11 unbeaten teams in FBS, nearly quadruple the number there was last season when the committee started ranking teams. Alabama and Notre Dame each have one loss. Memphis was the highest ranked team from a Group of Five conference at No. 13…

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Football flashback: Puntrooskie led FSU to upset of Clemson in ’88

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Even after all these years, the thing that stands out is the sheer audacity it took to call the play. Even now, the boldness of it all is amazing. The puntrooskie. Do you believe it yet? It was 1988, and Florida State was on the road against the Clemson Tigers, who were ranked third in the AP. FSU was 10th. It was late it the game, and the score was tied at 21. The Seminoles had a fourth-and-one at their…

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After 3 unbelievable days, aching Miami goes back to work

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The top cornerback is grieving the sudden death of his mother. The quarterback is concussed and at best questionable to play this weekend. The coach was fired. The staff faces a most uncertain future. The program is reeling. Miami calls this adversity. It’s more like an avalanche. The Hurricanes returned to the practice field Tuesday after three painful days. Interim coach Larry Scott led practice for the first time, replacing the fired Al Golden. If the day wasn’t daunting enough,…

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No. 17 Florida State hopes to clean up mistakes versus Syracuse

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For the first time in three years Florida State returned to the practice field to begin preparing for an upcoming game coming off a regular-season loss. The challenge for coach Jimbo Fisher and the No. 17 Seminoles is to prevent the setback from having a negative snowball effect. Florida State’s 28-game Atlantic Coast Conference win streak was snapped with a 22-16 loss at Georgia Tech on Saturday. “You say you wish you could win them all, but that’s part of…

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Criticism heats up after Miami falls to No. 6 Clemson, 58-0

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The loudest cheers from the Miami fans came in the second quarter, many of them even thinking the moment merited a standing ovation. It was for a punt to the 1-yard line. That was the reality Saturday, in what became the worst loss in the program’s 90-year history. Quarterback Brad Kaaya departed in the second quarter with what was likely a concussion and No. 6 Clemson wound up embarrassing Miami 58-0 in a game that could doom whatever chance embattled…

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College football roundup: Blocked field goal leads Tech to upset of FSU

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One of college football’s most memorable plays will be one of FSU’s most forgettable. A blocked kick returned 78  yards for the winning touchdown on the final play of the game doomed the Seminoles to a 22-16 loss to Georgia Tech Saturday night and put FSU on the outside of the college playoff looking in. Roberto Aguayo, who had never missed in the fourth quarter, was lining up for a game-winning field goal on the final play of the game.…

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No. 6 Clemson hands Miami worst loss ever, 58-0

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Clemson looked very much like a national title contender. Miami looked a team that hit rock bottom. Deshaun Watson threw for one touchdown and ran for another before sitting out most of the second half and No. 6 Clemson rolled to a 42-0 lead by halftime on the way to embarrassing Miami 58-0 on Saturday – the worst loss in the 90-year history of Hurricanes football. Wayne Gallman rushed for 118 yards and another touchdown for the unbeaten Tigers (7-0,…

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